Figurative Language Quiz

What is a metaphor?

• A metaphor is a mathematical equation.

• A metaphor is a form of visual art.

• A metaphor is a type of poem.

• A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two different things by saying one thing is another thing.

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Which of the following is an example of personification? a) The wind whispered through the trees. b) The sun is shining brightly. c) The car zoomed down the road. d) The flowers danced in the breeze.

• c. The car raced down the road.

• d

• b. The moon is shining brightly.

• a. The wind whispered through the mountains.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

What is hyperbole?

• A type of poetry

• A form of irony

• Exaggeration for emphasis or dramatic effect.

• A figure of speech used in scientific writing

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Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia? a) The cat meowed loudly. b) The rain fell gently. c) The fire crackled and popped. d) The book was interesting.

• c) The fire crackled and popped.

• b) The rain fell gently.

• a) The cat meowed loudly.

• d) The book was interesting.

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What is alliteration?

• Repetition of the same sound or letter at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

• Repetition of the same sound or letter at the end of a sentence.

• Repetition of the same sound or letter in the middle of adjacent or closely connected words.

• Repetition of the same sound or letter at the end of adjacent or closely connected words.

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Which of the following is an example of a metaphor? a) The stars were diamonds in the sky. b) The moon is a silver coin. c) The waves crashed against the shore. d) The tree branches swayed in the wind.

• a. The stars were diamonds in the ocean.

• c. The waves gently kissed the shore.

• d. The tree branches danced in the breeze.

• b

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CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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What is personification?

• Personification is the process of turning non-living things into living beings.

• Personification is attributing human qualities to non-human entities or objects.

• Personification is the use of metaphors to describe human emotions.

• Personification is the act of giving animals human-like characteristics.

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Which of the following is an example of hyperbole? a) I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse. b) The flowers bloomed beautifully in the garden. c) The wind whispered through the trees. d) The car engine roared to life.

• a

• c

• b

• d

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What is onomatopoeia?

• Words that describe emotions.

• Words that rhyme with each other.

• Words that have multiple meanings.

• Words that imitate or suggest the sound they represent.

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Which of the following is an example of alliteration? a) Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. b) The sun is shining brightly. c) The cat meowed loudly. d) The book was interesting.

• b

• c

• d

• a

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